Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Sannabeerappa S, Srinivasa Murthy KM, Nagaraja BN, Mahesh V and Manjunatha K

Abstract:
The aural hematoma was treated using mini vacuum closed wound drainage system in six clinical cases presented to veterinary college hospital, Bengaluru for a one-year period. The drainage tube was removed between sixth to 10^th postoperative day when oozing of exudate was 2 ml or less. The pre-operative and post-operative assessment of physiological, haematological and biochemical parameters showed no statistically significant variations. Postoperatively different parameters like degree of inflammatory signs, oozing of exudate, assessment of wound healing, recurrence of hematoma, and cosmetic appearance were studied. The average time wound healing time was 18 days (14 to 22 days). The cosmetic appearance was excellent without recurrence of aural hematoma in 60^th postoperative day. The mini vacuum closed wound drainage system was found to be best treatment technique for aural hematoma because of minimum invasiveness, minimum pain, less time consuming, minimum patient visits to hospital and cost effective with excellent cosmetic healing.